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stay with us. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil. potato with bacon. we've got a lotta empty cans. [ male announcer ] hear from our chefs on facebook this friday! that makes watching tv even better. if your tv were a hot dog, zeebox would be some sort of fancy, french mustard. just like adding fancy mustard to a hotdog makes you go "woah!," zeebox adds video, info, and playalongs to spice up your favorite shows. download zeebox free and say "woah" every time you watch tv. >>> as a country, we have been through this too many times. and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> president obama earlier today speaking about the school shooting in newtown, connecticut. despite the tragedies in arizona, in wisconsin, and colorado, despite the countless number of people who fall victim
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so all the gym teachers told us to go into the office where no one could find us, so then a police officer came in and told us to run outside, so we did, and we came in the firehouse and waited for our parents. >> there were other eyewitnesss, other children also responding. >> is he with her, thank god, and they went into a corner, and they didn't move until they found out what happened and the principal was killed and some other people were shot, and i don't know anything else. >> susan paige and david gregory here with me in the studio as we watch these scenes unfold and we're waiting for law enforcement news conference. david, as the father of three children, three young children, you know that schools are now in a completings completely different zone preparing for these kinds of emergencies, and teaching children how to deal with it. >> that piece is so important as well. we watch these pictures, and we await details. all of the horrifying details as these numbers come in. some of the context is that, as i say, schools are doing all kinds of drills. they do fire drills. in the west t
so all the gym teachers told us to go into the office where no one could find us, so then a police officer came in and told us to run outside, so we did, and we came in the firehouse and waited for our parents. >> there were other eyewitnesss, other children also responding. >> is he with her, thank god, and they went into a corner, and they didn't move until they found out what happened and the principal was killed and some other people were shot, and i don't know anything else....
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mike and colleen are with us once again. the first one is an e-mail from robin who writes, i have a unique business idea that i would like to collaborate with existing businesses who may be interested in becoming a supplier or wholesaler. how would you go about choosing the vendors to participate? i guess one of the things that she has to do is to get people interested in whatever her idea is. >> yes, she mentions unique business idea and i wonder if she has tested it out? any business owner or potential business owner, i recommend before you spend a lot of time, energy and money jumping into this, test out this unique business idea. it may not be something that fli flies. you might think it is great, but have a focus group and see if it is going to work before you invest a lot in this. >> and when she goes to try to find these partners, how does she find them? >> well, you have to start small. if you try to go for the big venner dos and saven vendors and say i want to collaborate with you, they will say, who are you? but go
mike and colleen are with us once again. the first one is an e-mail from robin who writes, i have a unique business idea that i would like to collaborate with existing businesses who may be interested in becoming a supplier or wholesaler. how would you go about choosing the vendors to participate? i guess one of the things that she has to do is to get people interested in whatever her idea is. >> yes, she mentions unique business idea and i wonder if she has tested it out? any business...
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thanks so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >>> why do some washington power brokers want to go over the fiscal cliff? the political brief sing next. first, the amr moment of 2012 that left us all speechless. i'm not kidding. this literally left me speech weathers it happened. you will remember it. >> contraceptive thing, my gosh, it is such inexpensive. back in my days, they used bayer aspirin, they put it between their knees and it was not that costly? ? >> excuse me, i'm just trying to catch my breath from that. >>> this afternoon's meeting feels like optics, to make it look like we are doing something. let me say one more time, this is a total dereliction of duty at every level. i have been surprised that -- the president has not laid out a very specific plan to deal with this. but candidly, congress could have done the same. and i think that the american people should be disgusted. >> this's just four days until washington drives off the so-called fiscal cliff. something both democrats and republicans hav
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find us. anncr: some politicians seem to think medicare and... social security are just numbers in a budget. well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> welcome back. as the supreme court prepares to take up the issue of same-sex marriage, yus tis scalia finds himself defending his writings. there's a report that a rare public appearance yesterday scalia was asked by a gay student about prior writings comparing laws
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they want you to use more photos. photos are the most reshared piece of content on facebook and twitter. people react to them very quickly. they are easy to consume. a low guilt factor. facebook wants you to get more reaction. to do that, they want you to use more photos. because of that, they have shown them much larger than a bunch of techs. >> it is fun for a brand, because it allows you to tell your story more through these photos and you have a place to put your history. >> tell us that. >> i think it is really exciting that facebook is giving small businesses a place to tell their story very easily so they don't have to build the website themselves. the timeline has its name because it has date links on the side. you can add a milestone and put a photo with it. you can say, we were founded on this date. ford has an example where they have the first model-t rolling off the line. even old spice has made-up moments where they say they influenced the baby boom. you can have fun that will tell an interesting story an
they want you to use more photos. photos are the most reshared piece of content on facebook and twitter. people react to them very quickly. they are easy to consume. a low guilt factor. facebook wants you to get more reaction. to do that, they want you to use more photos. because of that, they have shown them much larger than a bunch of techs. >> it is fun for a brand, because it allows you to tell your story more through these photos and you have a place to put your history. >>...
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they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. and when we refused, there were mock shootings. they pretended to shoot gazi several times. and when you're blindfolded and they fire the gun up in the air, it can be very traumatic experience. and at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the late -- around 11:00 last night local time. and as we were moving along the road, the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected. so we were in the back of what you would think of as a minivan. and as we were driving along the road, the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gunfight with it. two of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. we spent the night with them. we didn't get much sleep. and we came right here. and we just got into turkey a short while ago. i still have on me, i think these guys do as well the bandages in our pockets. these are the clothes we were wearing. >> made from our bedsheets. >> yeah, they were torn from the bedshee
they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. and when we refused, there were mock shootings. they pretended to shoot gazi several times. and when you're blindfolded and they fire the gun up in the air, it can be very traumatic experience. and at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the late -- around 11:00 last night local time. and as we were moving along the road, the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected. so we were...
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thanks to you at home for staying with us. if you get a tweet from president obama, you will know it by his signature. the president has an official twitter account from which all sorts of on message things get tweeted. but the white house says you know when a tweet has been written by the president himself because in that case the tweet gets a little initial signature. a "bo" in lower case. barack obama, as in i the president wrote this tweet. if it was a dog, it would be the paw print. the president was writing his own tweet this is afternoon. the string of twitter messages about the budget negotiations in washington. the white house announcing in advance today that the president himself would be answering people's questions about the negotiations in washington. he would be answering them directly on twitter starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. it is kind of awesome that regular people can ask direct questions from the leader of the free world. it's like a town hall but you don't have to go to new hampshire in the winter to do it.
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the longer you stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius. you guys must have your own loyalty program, right? well, we have something. show her, tom. huh? you should see november! oh, yeah? giving you more. now that's progressive. call or click today. >>> i'm milissa rehberger, here's what's happen ppg in kansas city the chiefs beat the panthers at arrow head stadium just a day after one of their own took his life. line backer shot and killed his girlfriend saturday right before killing himself in the stadium parking lot. >>> another resident will spend a night away from home after the gas leak from a ruptured freight train car on saturday. now back to caught on camera. >> at a circus in michigan, a freestyle motorcycle rider gets in a devastating midair accident, and it's all caught on camera by stunned spectators. february 5th, 2012 the ninth and final show. the final show of the shrine circus. what should be a routine rid
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the most that i have ever used in my hunting rifle is three shells. usually to get one shot and very seldom ever two. this has to be brought to this level now, and it's a shame. an absolute traversy to this country and who we are as americans for this to happen and bring it to this level, but i'm willing to speak out on it, and, yes, we looked -- we're looking at everything. not just the guns, but, yes, dianne feinstein, joe schumer talking about the multiple clips as far as rounds and clips and joe lieberman talking about putting a blue ribbon panel. all of this needs to be done, and, you know, it just really has changed us. it's changed me. >> well, let's hope it's changed the nation and with your leadership, it can. thank you so much senator joe manchin of west virginia. >> thank you for having me. >>> one of the children who was killed had the voice of an angel. 6-year-old ana marquez-greene singing as her older brother played the piano last summer. ♪ ♪ father, oh lord greet us all victorious ♪ ♪ come and pray over us ♪ amen a regular gu
the most that i have ever used in my hunting rifle is three shells. usually to get one shot and very seldom ever two. this has to be brought to this level now, and it's a shame. an absolute traversy to this country and who we are as americans for this to happen and bring it to this level, but i'm willing to speak out on it, and, yes, we looked -- we're looking at everything. not just the guns, but, yes, dianne feinstein, joe schumer talking about the multiple clips as far as rounds and clips...
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she is. >> the car drives right by us. and we have to put our cameras down, out of view. >> that's a pretty good example of what i see out here every day. >> as bates keeps his camera rolling, the chase is on. he thinks we're trailing a prostitute and her john. and he's making sure to keep his distance so we don't get spotted. >> i try not to stay in their rear-view mirror if we can. >> the red car turns right, and we follow on a parallel street. he catches them at the next traffic light. and as we get close enough, bates has safety on his mind. >> the very first thing i want to record either visually or audio is the tag. and that way if something was to happen, i was to get hurt, they were to hurt somebody else, whatever, i have the tag number so that the driver can be identified later. >> as we trail this possible prostitute and her john, bates explains what he's feeling. >> there's certainly a rush that's involved in this. some people make the mistake, and they think, oh, catching people out having public sex, there mus
she is. >> the car drives right by us. and we have to put our cameras down, out of view. >> that's a pretty good example of what i see out here every day. >> as bates keeps his camera rolling, the chase is on. he thinks we're trailing a prostitute and her john. and he's making sure to keep his distance so we don't get spotted. >> i try not to stay in their rear-view mirror if we can. >> the red car turns right, and we follow on a parallel street. he catches them at...
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. >> there was a seven-foot glass partition between us and him. what i initially did was climbed up on top of a piece of the building where i could talk down over the partition at him. seeing them actually helps you communicate. >> i went to position myself to the other side of the individual. >> he was kind of limited to that one corner of the building. that's something we tried to do as soon as we got on the scene. >> as police clear the streets below to protect bystanders from possible injury, the detectives begin a dialogue with a distraught man. >> at one point, he handed me his bag saying, give this to my mom. i immediately handed it back and said, you're going to give it to your mom when we resolve this. we wanted to let him know even though he feels no one is there communicating with him or listening to him that we are there listening and to help him. >> the glass wall and strong winds make it difficult for detective solar to hear the conversation. in a very bold move, he scales the glass barrier and gets on the ledge. >> to load a piece o
. >> there was a seven-foot glass partition between us and him. what i initially did was climbed up on top of a piece of the building where i could talk down over the partition at him. seeing them actually helps you communicate. >> i went to position myself to the other side of the individual. >> he was kind of limited to that one corner of the building. that's something we tried to do as soon as we got on the scene. >> as police clear the streets below to protect...
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their use. as a lawyer, i look at it and say, what is the law for? the law is for justice. the law is for conduct. justice, because no matter what happens, we expect a just system to afford some modicum of balance. these stand your ground laws as joy so lightly put it take some of the extra powers that we give to police, because of what we ask them to do and transfer them to civilians that don't have the training and aren't required under the law to get it so that, yes, it is hard in a situation where you might genuinely feel fear to identify what is a weapon and what is something that looks like a decision. when police make that decision, they are operating within a set of training. what we've done with these laws in these states is, basically, i believe and i don't know the facts of this case yet, because we don't have all the facts yet. i know at the aggregate level, when you give people more incentive to shoot first and ask questions later, they shoot first. >> and ask questions later. we ar
their use. as a lawyer, i look at it and say, what is the law for? the law is for justice. the law is for conduct. justice, because no matter what happens, we expect a just system to afford some modicum of balance. these stand your ground laws as joy so lightly put it take some of the extra powers that we give to police, because of what we ask them to do and transfer them to civilians that don't have the training and aren't required under the law to get it so that, yes, it is hard in a...
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president and use your mandate to bring this country together to stop us from becoming greece. >> man up. with jim demint leaving, a new poll shows who they wants a his replacement. put your votes in. a very funny south carolinian. the one and only stephen colbert. the comedian miami tops the list. this is an honest poll. 20%. tim scott comes in second. colbert addressed the speculation around his potential candidacy on his show last night. >> there's already a twitter page, facebook, draft colbert website. i can tell you having done a show with him in charleston, he's an absolute rock star in that state. >> yes, i am a rock star in south carolina and not just because i ended my rally there with herman cain by biting the head off a dove. now, my network contract prohibits me from taking on another full-time job, so the sfl senate would be perfect. >>> south carolina senator decie in the seat until the election in 2014. jim demint is leaving next month to head the senator think tank. >>> president obama hasn't made a decision yet on hillary clinton's replacement at the state department
president and use your mandate to bring this country together to stop us from becoming greece. >> man up. with jim demint leaving, a new poll shows who they wants a his replacement. put your votes in. a very funny south carolinian. the one and only stephen colbert. the comedian miami tops the list. this is an honest poll. 20%. tim scott comes in second. colbert addressed the speculation around his potential candidacy on his show last night. >> there's already a twitter page,...
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we're at 48th street and 7th avenue standing next to one of many barricades that will be used to control the crowds that will start showing up in a couple of hours. more than 2,000 pounds of confetti are in place. ready to be thrown out by hand from buildings in times square at midnight. >> i've seen it on tv. it looks like so much fun. >> it's magic. everybody in the world wants to come to new york for new year's. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands will usher in the new year from all over the world. they will see the waterford crystal ball drop down the flagpole high above times square lighting up the 2013 sign. this year's ball will have 288 new panels engraved with doves befitting of the theme let there be peace. one of the panels was engraved in the memory of the late dick clark. >> i know dick would be most appreciative of this and never expect the panel to be in the ball. he'll be part of the celebration again. >> reporter: workers are preparing the stages in times square for some big name acts. >> i'm excited. >> reporter: the youtube isn't association to launched a new dance craz
we're at 48th street and 7th avenue standing next to one of many barricades that will be used to control the crowds that will start showing up in a couple of hours. more than 2,000 pounds of confetti are in place. ready to be thrown out by hand from buildings in times square at midnight. >> i've seen it on tv. it looks like so much fun. >> it's magic. everybody in the world wants to come to new york for new year's. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands will usher in the new year...
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> this is what it looks like in wisconsin right now. nasty, although if it hold ups, maybe it will be nice for a white christmas. if you don't have four-wheel drive, folks, be staying home. obviously, a lot of weather dealing with in the middle part of the country headed toward the north and the east. but i am not a meteorologist. that's what they say bill karins is. >> i play one on tv. >> a live look at rockefeller plaza. i live practically in pennsylvania. i drove all the way in today and was hydroplaning all over the place thinking this would be nice if it was snow, but not snow. >> no snow. all rain. high winds, damaging winds. it's one of those mornings that if you took today off, you chose wisely because if you have to travel this morning in new jersey, connecticut, southern new york, and eventually up toward the boston area, it's not going to be fun. it's not icy. it's not snow. the winds gusting up to 50 to 60 miles per hour in heavy rain. the hydroplan
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chris jansing is still with us and clint van zandt is still with us. we're reporting the principal being involved in this shooting, occurring during morning meetings, the children were gathering in their classrooms. >> i have talked to clint on a number of these occasions, they flash in your mind, going back to columbine, gabby giffordgiff the first thought i had one, who go into a school with a bunch of little kids and opens fire? again, i don't want us to start talking about things that we have not had confirmed. but if indeed, somebody who was shot is an adult in the administration there, would you just put on your profiler hat, is this likely a workplace situation? a domestic incident? i mean god forbid somebody goes into a school and is trying to shoot little kids. >> i you're right. and unfortunately chris, that has happened in a number of european, in japan and a number of other locations we have had in japan an individual went in with a knife and started stabbing people. this was somebody with a severe mental illness. we don't know what we have
chris jansing is still with us and clint van zandt is still with us. we're reporting the principal being involved in this shooting, occurring during morning meetings, the children were gathering in their classrooms. >> i have talked to clint on a number of these occasions, they flash in your mind, going back to columbine, gabby giffordgiff the first thought i had one, who go into a school with a bunch of little kids and opens fire? again, i don't want us to start talking about things that...
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but it's going to hurt us politically. i was delighted in 2012, to see the romney people complaining that obama got votes because he was supported of legal equality of this. i think we're on the verge of getting full legal equality. it's mostly because we started being honest about ourselves. but i will tell you one very important part of it, al, which you know. there was an effort by the right wing through the remembpublican party to marginalize this and go to african americans and hispanics and saying don't associate with those people. and i'm very proud that i've been among those who have worked hard. they have been very strong. and i think that that solidarity has been a major part of our ability to win. >> many americans look at congress and they just see gridlock. can it be fixed, mr. chairman? >> yes. in the gridlock, it's true. but it's a very spefk reason for it. we weren't gridlocked in 2007 and 2008. we disagreed with them on some issues, but, in fact, 2008, september, just before the election, i and others work
but it's going to hurt us politically. i was delighted in 2012, to see the romney people complaining that obama got votes because he was supported of legal equality of this. i think we're on the verge of getting full legal equality. it's mostly because we started being honest about ourselves. but i will tell you one very important part of it, al, which you know. there was an effort by the right wing through the remembpublican party to marginalize this and go to african americans and hispanics...
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been used here or has been used in other situations. >> governor, our thoughts and prayers are with you and with all of those families most directly affected by this. i really appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. >>> i want to turn now to the mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. mr. mayor, thank you for being here. i wish it weren't under these circumstances. >> just tragedy. terrible. >> you have been an unspoken gun control advocate for many years. never more so than this morning. and we'll talk about that. first, "the new york post," the morning after the slaughter of innocents. describe your reaction when you saw this unfold. >> it's so unbelievable. and it only happens in america. and it happens again and again. there was another shooting yesterday. three people killed in a hospital. we kill people in schools. we kill them in hospitals. we kill them in religious organizations. we kill them when they're young. we kill them when they're old. and we've just got to stop this. >> there is in this country incredible sadness, empathy, anger, and a sense of resolve. a
been used here or has been used in other situations. >> governor, our thoughts and prayers are with you and with all of those families most directly affected by this. i really appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. >>> i want to turn now to the mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. mr. mayor, thank you for being here. i wish it weren't under these circumstances. >> just tragedy. terrible. >> you have been an unspoken gun control advocate for many...
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thanks for joining us. including a shameful display of partisanship in congress that resulted in the voting down of a u.n. treaty aimed at spreading rights for disabled people. even the venerable bob dole could not bring both sides together on this one. also major unrest in egypt as 100,000 protesters stormed the palace in cairo forcing president morsi to flee. we'll update you on the situation there. but first our top story live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. and we begin with the latest on the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff deadline of automatic tax hikes on everybody and what appears to be a stalemate in the negotiations. in his first interview since the election, president obama reiterated his demand that any deal must raise taxes on the highest earner. yesterday obama also appeared to showroom for flexibility on actually relowering those tax rates in the future. >> i don't think that the issue right now has to do with sitting in a room. the issue right now that's relevant is the ackno
thanks for joining us. including a shameful display of partisanship in congress that resulted in the voting down of a u.n. treaty aimed at spreading rights for disabled people. even the venerable bob dole could not bring both sides together on this one. also major unrest in egypt as 100,000 protesters stormed the palace in cairo forcing president morsi to flee. we'll update you on the situation there. but first our top story live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. and we begin with...
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tracie potts joins us with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: right now it's looking more likely that we could, could, go over that fiscal cliff at the end of the month because right now, negotiations here are at a stand still. president obama talks to the business round table today after telling bloomberg he absolutely won't bunch. the wealthiest americans must pay more. >> we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> reporter: he may be in a good position to wait it out. a new poll found more half of americans will blame republicans if we go over the fiscal cliff. >> republicans do not want to touch one hair on the head of one person making over $250,000. that is the rub. >> they've got to come with some specific revenue. they refuse to do that. >> reporter: even other republicans are split on john boehner's plan to avoid tax hikes all together and admit negotiations are going nowhere. >> nothing going on privately that's not going on publicly. >> reporter: republicans say the president needs to meet them
tracie potts joins us with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: right now it's looking more likely that we could, could, go over that fiscal cliff at the end of the month because right now, negotiations here are at a stand still. president obama talks to the business round table today after telling bloomberg he absolutely won't bunch. the wealthiest americans must pay more. >> we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> reporter: he may be in a good...
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stay with us. >>> as a country, we have been through this too many times. and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> president obama earlier today speaking about the school shooting in newtown, connecticut. despite the tragedies in arizona, in wisconsin, and colorado, despite the countless number of people who fall victim to gun violence each day, every day, the president has not pushed for tougher gun laws while in office. nor did he offer any specifics on legislation that he might support today. in fact, white house press secretary jay carney told reporters earlier today that today is not the day to talk about gun control. new york mayor michael bloomberg sees it differently. he is calling out the white house and congress for their inaction on the issue. with all the carnage from the gun violence in our country, he said, "it's almost impossible to believe that a mass shooting in a kindergarten class could
stay with us. >>> as a country, we have been through this too many times. and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> president obama earlier today speaking about the school shooting in newtown, connecticut. despite the tragedies in arizona, in wisconsin, and colorado, despite the countless number of people who fall victim to gun violence each day, every day, the president has not pushed...
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but he has reassured us. we've been inside. he's reassured us that in spite of these extreme temperatures they will be ready in time for monday night bhop is going to be pulling that sleigh right here monday night? of course i'm talking about those reindeer. we were able to check in with them earlier. i am a little concerned about comet. how is he supposed to fly when you can see, he can barely work. cupid is in the back. that's donner. that's dancer. i think that's blitzen in the foreground. vixen. they are always eating. they never get their faces out of the bowl there. that was prancer, i believe, leaving to the right and dasher not living up to his name. nearly the slow one of the bunch in spite of the fact that he's got that dashing name. back out here live where we have been speak with santa. we've also been talking with his elves and we've got gary is right there. gary, are we good for christmas eve? is that a thumbs up? that is a thumbs up. so there you have it. merry christmas from north pole, alaska. in spite of the r
but he has reassured us. we've been inside. he's reassured us that in spite of these extreme temperatures they will be ready in time for monday night bhop is going to be pulling that sleigh right here monday night? of course i'm talking about those reindeer. we were able to check in with them earlier. i am a little concerned about comet. how is he supposed to fly when you can see, he can barely work. cupid is in the back. that's donner. that's dancer. i think that's blitzen in the foreground....
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dylan dreyer has been tracking the storm for us. >> it's a little bit of everything. we are looking at a severe storm certainly possible. we've already had a tornado warning posted down through northern acadia parish in louisiana since lifted. but we are going to see more severe weather break out with a good chance of seeing some potential for tornados. we also have snow falling all across new england right now. heaviest in upstate new york. we still have the win themy mix back through the hartford area. we also stloe to keep an eye out for these storms where we do have a severe thunderstorm watch posted and eventually will see severe thunderstorm warnings get issued i'd say all across louisiana. all of those flashes of light, that's the cloud to ground lightning we're seeing. very strong storms back through louisiana and northeastern texas, as well. you go further north. we have winter weather warnings and advisories and watches basically from texas all the way up into northern new england and slowly going to see this thing start to spread eastward. however, for the
dylan dreyer has been tracking the storm for us. >> it's a little bit of everything. we are looking at a severe storm certainly possible. we've already had a tornado warning posted down through northern acadia parish in louisiana since lifted. but we are going to see more severe weather break out with a good chance of seeing some potential for tornados. we also have snow falling all across new england right now. heaviest in upstate new york. we still have the win themy mix back through...
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> john mcafee, the eccentric typhoon has been arrested in guatemala for entering the country illegally. he has requested asylum. he's been a fugitive after the murder of his neighbor in november. >>> in the philippines, the death toll from that powerful typhoon increased to 350 and almost 400 people are still missing. that number will go even higher. >>> and in new york city, a homeless man is facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of a man who was pushed right in front of an on coming subway train. davis is being held without bail and due back in court on tuesday. >>> well what goes up must come down. that is not what apple investors want to hear. the iphone maker stock continued to fall in extended trading after plunging more than 6% in the regular session for the worst single day decline since 2008. apple is now down more than 20% since the september peak. >>> meanwhile, citigroup shot up on news of the company's cost cutting measures that will s
call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> john mcafee, the eccentric typhoon has been arrested in guatemala for entering the country illegally. he has requested asylum. he's been a fugitive after the murder of his neighbor in november. >>> in the philippines, the death toll from that powerful typhoon increased to 350 and almost 400 people are still missing. that number will go even higher. >>> and in new york city, a homeless man is facing charges of...
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so, that makes the government like the rest of us. he also referenced the impending fiscal cliff, which threatens to derail the economy if a compromise isn't be reached by next week on those big, unanswered issues. with both sides locked in a standoff, house republicans are calling on senate democrats to act first. democrats aren't budging much on their demands. they want to extend tax cuts on incomes below $250,000, prolong unemployment benefits and delay those sweeping spending cuts. while many republicans oppose new taxes for anyone, senator kay bailey hutchison says she's looking for compromise, alluding to house speaker john boehner's plan "b" that was met with stiff opposition from his own party. >> i think $250,000 is too low a threshold. a lot of working people who are couples would exceed that, and i don't think we need that kind of shock to the system. however, i've talked to some of my democratic colleagues, and they are saying maybe in the $400,000 or $500,000 category we could set a benchmark. i do think it is essential t
so, that makes the government like the rest of us. he also referenced the impending fiscal cliff, which threatens to derail the economy if a compromise isn't be reached by next week on those big, unanswered issues. with both sides locked in a standoff, house republicans are calling on senate democrats to act first. democrats aren't budging much on their demands. they want to extend tax cuts on incomes below $250,000, prolong unemployment benefits and delay those sweeping spending cuts. while...
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they need us, they need us to all stay focused on them. not on politics. not on, you know, special interests. they need to be focused on families, students, grandmas, you know. folks who are out there working really, really hard and are just looking for a fair shot and some reward for that hard work. they expect our leaders to succeed on their behalf. so do i and so keep the pressure on over the next 12 hours or so. let's see if we can get this thing done and i thank you all, if i don't see, if i don't show up at your house, i want to wish everybody a happy new year. thank you very much. all right. that was president barack obama speaking on what he says is an insight deal on the fiscal cliff but not a final deal. a lot of cheering. felt like a campaign-ish rally. we're not just doing on the spending side anymore but clearly an obama optimistic about this deal. its chances and what it means for the white house. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." happy new year, everyone. "news nation" is next. >>> hello there, i'm t.j. holmes. pres
they need us, they need us to all stay focused on them. not on politics. not on, you know, special interests. they need to be focused on families, students, grandmas, you know. folks who are out there working really, really hard and are just looking for a fair shot and some reward for that hard work. they expect our leaders to succeed on their behalf. so do i and so keep the pressure on over the next 12 hours or so. let's see if we can get this thing done and i thank you all, if i don't see, if...
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stay with us. gun rights. stay with us. gun rights. stay with us. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>> several legislators are signaling a change of opinion on gun control in the wake of friday's shooting. cake john yarmuth who said, i have been largely silent on the issue of gun violence over the past six years, and i am now as sorry for that as i am for what happened to the families who lost so much. but can the nra with its money and influence thwart the momentum to address gun violence in america today? jonathan alter is an msnbc political analyst and julian epstein, a democratic strategist, joins us now. welcome to you both. >> hi, martin. >> john, does the nra still have the potency that apparently that congressmen appear to fear, that new york city mayor michael bloomberg says is exaggerated. >> it is exaggerated but
stay with us. gun rights. stay with us. gun rights. stay with us. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>> several legislators are signaling a change of opinion on gun control in the wake of friday's shooting. cake john yarmuth who said, i have been largely silent on the issue...
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> coming up, for years congressman paul ryan has been on a one-man crusade against the so-called takers in america. >> we're going to a majority of takers versusmakers in america. we can become a society where the net majority of americans are takers not makes. get a hand up, not a hand out. teach a man how to fish, feed himself for a life. don't feed fish. >> don't feed fish. on tuesday, ryan began another one-man crusade against poverty. we'll examine paul ryan's unique brand of compassionate conservatism next on "now." [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't work on runny noses. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have an antihistamine. really? [ male announcer ] really. alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a fast acting antihistamine to relieve your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male ann
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thank you for joining us to tell us what's going on. we're going to keep checking back with you as you continue investigating. much more, by the way, on this horrific tragedy in newtown, connecticut, in a moment, including whether new gun laws could curb gun violence in the country we all live in. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we're back. in the wake of the friday horrific massacre up in connecticut, a number of gun rights advocates have argued that the problem isn't that there are too many semiautomatic weapons in society. the problem, they say, is that there weren't enough armed people on site to challenge the killer. here is what larry pratt, the executive director of gun owners of america, wrote this morning in "usa today." in addition to the gunman, blood is on the hands of members of congress and the connecticut legislators who voted to ban guns from all schools in connecticut and most other states. they are the ones who made it illegal to defend oneself with a gun in a school when that is the only effect
thank you for joining us to tell us what's going on. we're going to keep checking back with you as you continue investigating. much more, by the way, on this horrific tragedy in newtown, connecticut, in a moment, including whether new gun laws could curb gun violence in the country we all live in. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we're back. in the wake of the friday horrific massacre up in connecticut, a number of gun rights advocates have argued that...
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he used technology to get re-elected. he used it to get in the first time. the only difference that he's doing this time that he didn't do the first time is he is making sure he doesn't tone down the machine. now for the very first time we have this issue that he wants the american public to weigh in on and if you think about the demographic, the president of the united states can come into the living room, a voter, up to 30, say, in their comfort zone and talk to them one on one and make an issue out of the $2,000. in their comfort zone, not on the network news, daily newspaper but in a very personal way in a way that are resonates with that demographic. i think it's going to be very impactful. >> the numbers are phenomenal. the president has nearly 24 million followers and 34 million facebook supporters. when you look at that my2k hash tag, you see a lot of conservatives going on with the counter opinion. >> the country is divided on it like a lot of things. we're not talking 60 or 70% of the vote when we're talking about election and we're not talking abo
he used technology to get re-elected. he used it to get in the first time. the only difference that he's doing this time that he didn't do the first time is he is making sure he doesn't tone down the machine. now for the very first time we have this issue that he wants the american public to weigh in on and if you think about the demographic, the president of the united states can come into the living room, a voter, up to 30, say, in their comfort zone and talk to them one on one and make an...
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the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> meanwhile, "the new york times" reports russia appears to be weakening in its steadfast support for president assad. the senior turkish official says moscow agreed to a new approach that would seek ways to persuade assad to relinquish power. >>> kate middleton remains in a london hospital today as the world learns she is expecting. there is a sign of how much thins changed since another royal pregnancy, the one that would lead to the birth of her husband, prince william. remember this? >> lady diana spencer became the princess of wales in the ceremony watched by the world at the end of july buckingham palace today say she is expecting. >> nbc's michelles could inski is in london for us. folks team to be a tad excited about this. >> yeah, it's great news. and also difficult news for kate since she's been feeling so poorly. this morning the palace is trying to maint
the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> meanwhile, "the new york times" reports russia appears to be weakening in its steadfast support for president assad. the senior turkish official says moscow agreed to a new approach that would seek ways to persuade assad to relinquish power. >>> kate middleton remains in a london...
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it's been used here or been used in other situations. >> governor, our thoughts and prayers are with you and with all of those families, most directly affected by this. i really appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. >> i want it turn now to the mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. mr. mayor, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> i wish it weren't under these circumstances. >> just terrible. >> you have been a gun control advocate for many years, never more so than this morning. first of all, the new york post, morning after the slaughter of innocence. describe your reaction when you saw this unfold. >> it is so unbelievable. and it only happens in america. and it happens again and again. there was another shooting yesterday. three people killed, in a hospital. we kill people in schools, we kill them in hospitals, we kill them in religious organizations, we kill them when they're young, we kill them when they're old. we've just got to stop this. >>> there is, in this country, incredible sadness, empathy, anger and a sense of resolve. and the preside
it's been used here or been used in other situations. >> governor, our thoughts and prayers are with you and with all of those families, most directly affected by this. i really appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. >> i want it turn now to the mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. mr. mayor, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> i wish it weren't under these circumstances. >> just terrible. >> you have been a gun...
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thank you for joining us to tell us what's going on. we're going to keep checking back with you as you continue investigating. much more by the way on this horrific tragedy in newtown, connecticut, in a moment, including whether new gun laws could curb gun violence in the country we all live in. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price
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thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz picks up msnbc's continuing coverage of the sandy hook elementary school shooting right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york there are tragedies in life that shake our souls and break our hearts. today the nation experienced one of those tragedies. every american will struggle to come to grips with what happened today in a small community in connecticut. sandy hook elementary school in the small community of about 27,000 residents was the site of a shooting rampage. at this hour, we know 26 people at the school were shot and killed by a lone gunman. 20 of those deceased were children. surviving students and their parents said teachers ordered children to hide in closets. witnesses reported hearing dozens of shots, as many as 100 rounds. police found the shooter dead. officers never fired a shot. the gunman's mother was found dead at a newtown location where the gunman lived. police have released no motive for the at
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been used here or has been used in other situations. >> governor, our thoughts and prayers are with you and with all of those families most directly affected by this. i really appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. >>> i want to turn now to the mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. mr. mayor, thank you for being here. i wish it weren't under these circumstances. >> just tragedy. terrible. >> you have been an unspoken gun control advocate for many years. never more so than this morning. and we'll talk about that. first, "the new york post," the morning after the slaughter of innocents. describe your reaction when you saw this unfold. >> it's so unbelievable. and it only happens in america. and it happens again and again. there was another shooting yesterday. three people killed in a hospital. we kill people in schools. we kill them in hospitals. we kill them in religious organizations. we kill them when they're young. we kill them when they're old. and we've just got to stop this. >> there is in this country incredible sadness, empathy, anger, and a sense of resolve. a
been used here or has been used in other situations. >> governor, our thoughts and prayers are with you and with all of those families most directly affected by this. i really appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. >>> i want to turn now to the mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. mr. mayor, thank you for being here. i wish it weren't under these circumstances. >> just tragedy. terrible. >> you have been an unspoken gun control advocate for many...
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really, all of us on edge. after meeting with congressional leaders yesterday, president obama compared the standoff on capitol hill to how average americans handle conflict. >> americans don't have any patience. ordinary folks to their jobs, they meet deadlines, they sit down and they discuss things and then things happen. if there are disagreements, they sort through the disagreements. the notion that our elected leadership can't do the same thing is mind boggling to them. it needs to stop. >> only if. kristen welker at the white house. good morning to you. a lot happening in d.c. a lot happening on capitol hill i assume, a lot happening at the white house as well. >> it sure is, good morning, it j. all eyes on the senate right now. minority leader mitch mcconnell and majority leader harry reid try to cobble together a last minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. this on the heels of the meeting that happened at the white house. and top congressional leaders met for about an hour. source who's have knowledge s
really, all of us on edge. after meeting with congressional leaders yesterday, president obama compared the standoff on capitol hill to how average americans handle conflict. >> americans don't have any patience. ordinary folks to their jobs, they meet deadlines, they sit down and they discuss things and then things happen. if there are disagreements, they sort through the disagreements. the notion that our elected leadership can't do the same thing is mind boggling to them. it needs to...
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thank you for joining us to tell us what's going on. we're going to keep checking back with you as you continue investigating. much more, by the way, on this horrific tragedy in newtown, connecticut, in a moment, including whether new gun laws could curb gun violence in the country we all live in. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. black blank [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- customer erin swenson easy bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'
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joining us now is david cullen. he spent years as a denver journalist researching and reporting on the columbine shootings. he wrote the book "columbine." thank you for joining me tonight in these difficult circumstances. >> thank you for having me. >> is this the right question to ask? is there anything about the greater context that can inform the way we process what happened today? >> i think that's exactly the right question. you sort of took my breath away going through that litany. i kind of wasn't prepared because -- well, we all lived through all of those, and a lot of those names i know. but i think it brings home the point even more that there are things to be learned here that we haven't really stepped up to learn. and i think the biggest single thing is we do need to look at the big picture. because when any one of these things happens, people feel like they want to know why. like why did this happen. the small why of why did this happen and they're looking at the bigger why, which is why does this keep
joining us now is david cullen. he spent years as a denver journalist researching and reporting on the columbine shootings. he wrote the book "columbine." thank you for joining me tonight in these difficult circumstances. >> thank you for having me. >> is this the right question to ask? is there anything about the greater context that can inform the way we process what happened today? >> i think that's exactly the right question. you sort of took my breath away going...
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and what did it get us? it got us 22 million new jobs. it got us a big surplus after the end of the clinton years. so just because they say it does not make it so. >> so we're waiting on this speaker john boehner's briefing from capitol hill coming up in moments from now. we're going to take that to everybody live. but i want to get you on the record before we go to ask you what's going on in the state of south carolina the senate shuffle going on with senator demint's leaving and nikki haley. down to tim scott, the first african-american senator since reconstruction. jenny sanford being on the governor's short list to replace him. out of those names, other names like mulvaney as well as a possible consideration. what do you think about a jenny sanford being put in to replace jim demint? >> i think it would be a great choice. i think jim atim would be a goo choice. tim would be the first african-american senator after that. jenny sanford would make the first woman to serve in this capacity, so far as i know. and he's a great person. i lik
and what did it get us? it got us 22 million new jobs. it got us a big surplus after the end of the clinton years. so just because they say it does not make it so. >> so we're waiting on this speaker john boehner's briefing from capitol hill coming up in moments from now. we're going to take that to everybody live. but i want to get you on the record before we go to ask you what's going on in the state of south carolina the senate shuffle going on with senator demint's leaving and nikki...
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i think a couple years ago i was it, all of us, is that correct? >> all of us. user-generated content, which we all create back in 2006/2007. it's very exciting, the issue that gets the most attention out of all the issues we do. it's a great international and national parlor grame. >> why did the president deserve it the second time? >> i would say three reasons. first of all, he won an uphill battle for reelection, and he was the -- he's only the second democrat in american history to win a second term and get more than 50% of the vote. the last one was fdr. that's an amazing thing in an environment where we had unemployment at nearly 8%, another thing that hasn't happened in 75 years, a president winning when unemployment was that high. the other thing we realized is 2008 was not an anomaly, it wasn't lightning in a bottle, as he sometimes called it. what happened in 2012 is he solidified this changing demographic of america, where basically if you take the -- the ascendant groups, minorities, african-americans, women, college-educated women, hispanics, he wo
i think a couple years ago i was it, all of us, is that correct? >> all of us. user-generated content, which we all create back in 2006/2007. it's very exciting, the issue that gets the most attention out of all the issues we do. it's a great international and national parlor grame. >> why did the president deserve it the second time? >> i would say three reasons. first of all, he won an uphill battle for reelection, and he was the -- he's only the second democrat in american...
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that make us economically stronger. that grow our economy and strengthen our middle class. >> ambassador, you have served under republican and democratic administrations. is it not your experience that, usually, we strive to be a little more bipartisan when you're dealing with foreign affairs? >> that's been the aspiration for a long time in american foreign policy. we don't always meet the goal. foreign policy is a place that we've got to come together and boet political parties certainly do. and the agenda is a very, very challenging one for president obama. everything from the afghan war, how do we get out of afghanistan, to making sure that iran does not achieve a nuclear weapons capability, dealing with a nort korea fleet. dealing with the arab nations. these are the issues that the next secretary of state has to deal with, along with president obama, working for president obama, obviously. and that's really where our focus should be. and it's been just a tragedy that we've now spent three months focused on these q
that make us economically stronger. that grow our economy and strengthen our middle class. >> ambassador, you have served under republican and democratic administrations. is it not your experience that, usually, we strive to be a little more bipartisan when you're dealing with foreign affairs? >> that's been the aspiration for a long time in american foreign policy. we don't always meet the goal. foreign policy is a place that we've got to come together and boet political parties...
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one was would it be a message to assad that anything short of using a chemical weapon he could keep us out of there. the second one was how serious was the red line because red lines have a tendency to move. think about israel and how many times they moved the red line. >> steve, the interesting thing about this syrian situation is there could be other kcountries that decide to act militarily or there could be a coalition that does this. it won't have to be the united states alone. yesterday we had goldberg on, your colleague at the atlantic, who reported israel is preparing, turkey is preparing. i also assume at this point the tax cutter, uae, the gulf states would participate in something like this as well. what do you know and what are you hearing? >> well, i think that's right and i think the right model to think about is libya and what you have in libya and what you may have in syria is essentially an atrocity driven strategy. in other words you get right to the edge of, you know, a benghazi wipeout or a potential real use of chemical weapons and then that drives the coalition res
one was would it be a message to assad that anything short of using a chemical weapon he could keep us out of there. the second one was how serious was the red line because red lines have a tendency to move. think about israel and how many times they moved the red line. >> steve, the interesting thing about this syrian situation is there could be other kcountries that decide to act militarily or there could be a coalition that does this. it won't have to be the united states alone....